How to Do an MLA Style Works Cited
The Modern Language Association (MLA) style guide is typically used when writing term papers to reference sources in the liberal arts or humanities. If you have to write your essay or work in the MLA style, then you will have to maintain a basic style in the "Works Cited" page. This is the section at the end of your essay where you give the full details to the sources you quoted or paraphrased in the body of the text.
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Instructions
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Reference a source in the general basic format:
Surname, First name. Title of Publication. Publisher's Location: Publisher, Year. Medium.
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Separate multiple authors with commas, with the final author's name proceeded by "and." List the final author's name by first name and then surname. With four or more authors write "et al" instead of the entire author list.
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Do not repeat the author's name if you have referenced more than one source by him. Instead include three hyphens and a period before the "Title of Publication."
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Write the name of the organization if there is no author, for example "Associated Press."
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Include more information when referencing a work within a work. For example, with an essay, chapter or journal include the title of the work in inverted commas before the "Publication Title" where relevant. Include "Ed." followed by the editor's name after the "Publication Title." Include the page reference following the year. For example, if you quote an article in a magazine, follow this example:
Smith, John. "Articles in Magazines." The Magazine. Ed. Joe Blogs. New York: The Magazine, 2011. 202. Print.
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Tips & Warnings
The "Title of Publication" should always be italicized.
